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On August 18th, 1920 the U.S government passed a bill allowing women the right to vote.
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On May 21st, 1932 Amelia Earhart became the first the woman to fly across the Altantic Ocean.
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On December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. The move helped launch the civil rights movement.
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On May 9th, 1960 the Food and Drug Administration approved the first birth control pill in the world for women.
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On June 10th, 1963 President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal pay Act. Allowing men and women performing the same job to get paid equally.
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On July 2nd, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the Civil Right Act into law. It banned employment discrimination based on sex, race, religion, or national origin.
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On January 22nd, 1973 in its landmark 7-2 Roe v. Wade decision, the U.S Supreme Court declared the constitution protects a woman’s legal right to an abortion.
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On July 7th, 1981 Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in by president Ronald Reagan as the first woman to serve on the U.S Supreme Court.
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On January 24th, 2013 the U.S military removes a ban against women serving in combat positions.
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On January 20th, 2021 Kamala Harris is sworn in as the first woman and first woman of color vice president of the United States.